IDAGIO | Beau Soir - Violin Works by Fauré, Franck & Debussy 190295708054

Featuring

Kyung Wha Chung
Kevin Kenner
Gabriel Fauré
César Franck
Claude Debussy
Edward Elgar

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Performer Biography

Kyung Wha Chung, the violinist on this album, dedicated it to Yukio Izumi, who managed her concerts in Japan for over 40 years.

Composer Biography

César Franck, another composer on this album, was struck by a horse-drawn omnibus in 1890, an accident from which he never fully recovered.

Composer Biography

Gabriel Fauré, a composer on this album, served as a messenger in the light infantry during the Franco-Prussian War.

Historical Context

During the 19th century, Franco-Belgian music absorbed 'foreign' influences, especially from composers like Mendelssohn, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, and Wagner.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Claude Debussy, a composer featured on this album, believed music was more about color and rhythm than structural norms.

Composer's Artistic Vision

American composer Aaron Copland felt that Gabriel Fauré's music possessed 'all the earmarks of the French temperament: sensibility, impeccable manners, classic reserve.'

Composition History

Gabriel Fauré's A major Violin Sonata, his first true masterpiece, was premiered in 1878, and his teacher Camille Saint-Saëns described it as the day his student became a 'master'.